The Mysteries of Popery Unveiled, in the Unparalleled Sufferings of John Coustos At the Inquisition of Lisbon, to Which is Added the Origin of the Inquisition and its Establishment in Various Countries, and the Master Key to Popery by Gavin, Anthony, Coustos, John - 1821
by Gavin, Anthony, Coustos, John
The Mysteries of Popery Unveiled, in the Unparalleled Sufferings of John Coustos At the Inquisition of Lisbon, to Which is Added the Origin of the Inquisition and its Establishment in Various Countries, and the Master Key to Popery
by Gavin, Anthony, Coustos, John
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Enfield, [CT]: P. Reynolds and H. Thompson. Good; Boards worn, musty, title page has long horizontal tear, toned and foxed throughout, waterstains and silverfish damage to front endpapers and first several leaves.. 1821. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown sheep with gilt-tooled red leather spine label. Four engraved plates depicting Coustos being put on the rack and enduring other tortures by his Inquisitors. Measures 7 x 4.5 inches. Ex-church library copy with manuscript ownership marks on endpapers and front flyleaves. An early American edition of the Swiss gem dealer and Freemason's account of his sufferings at the hands of the Portuguese Inquisition. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 300 pages .
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Good; Boards worn, musty, title page has long horizontal tear, toned and foxed throughout, waterstains and silverfish damage to
- Edition Later Printing
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher P. Reynolds and H. Thompson
- Place of Publication Enfield, [CT]
- Date Published 1821
- Keywords Portuguese Inquisition, Anti-catholic Books, INQUISITION, RELIGIOUS Martyrs